Abstract:Objective To study the effects of obesity on pharmacodynamics of Rocuronium in children undergoing general anesthesia. Methods A total of 96 children who underwent surgical treatment in Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from December 2014 to December 2015 were enrolled and divided into obese group (A group, BMI ≥ 95%), normal group (group B, BMI between 50%-95%), and low body weight group (group C, BMI ≤ 50%) (n = 32). All children were injected with sodium Pentobarbital before establishing the intravenous channels. During induction, Rocuronium was injected in 5 seconds. First time of automatic recovery, recovery time of spontaneous involuntary body movement, first time of eye opening and onset, no response period, and recovery time were recorded. Adverse reactions were also monitored. Results No significant differences in three recovery monitoring indexes and recovery index in three groups were observed (P > 0.05). Time of onset in group A was the lowest (P < 0.05), while no response period and doses of muscle relaxant were the lowest in group C among three groups (P < 0.05). No obvious adverse reaction was recorded. Conclusion Obesity accelerates the onset time and prolongs the absence of response time of Rocuronium in children undergoing operation.